So the final weekend of the reign of Alex Ferguson at Manchester United is here and Fergie is talking of making changes, no change there then. No I've no problem with that, of course you'd want to go out with a bang and the three points, but it doesn't work like that, we all know that. It's professional football and it's West Brom's final home game of the season and they will want to leave their fans on a high for the summer as Fergie acknowledged this morning.
So I'll have to wait until i see the team, but i probably wouldn't be too unhappy with a point from the afternoon. I would like to see one or two of the reserve team squad get a place on the bench, but with the under 21's final at Old trafford, it probably won't happen. I have a feeling that a few of the players that will be on their way in the summer will find their way onto the pitch on Sunday. That's not really what i want to see, but i suppose it will be that kind of day. Saying that, with a new manager to come in, maybe we haven't seen the last of Nani, Anderson, Lindegaard, hopefully they have already decided they want to move on.
No doubt transfer speculation goes into over drive on Monday morning, I'll admit i have no idea who we'll be after this summer. I really can't see the Ronaldo speculation, i can see him sticking around for at least one more season in Madrid now the ego has left. My gut feeling is that Rooney will go, Ive felt that as much as Rooney has been unhappy at United for a while, Fergie has been even more unhappy with him and was almost trying to force him out. And for all this talk of a new start under a new manager, he's not a new manager for Rooney is he. I may be wrong, maybe the paucity of suitors will persuade him to sit tight, we'll see.
I'm hoping that Powell and Januzaj start to see a little more first team action next season, let's not forget Will Keane coming back into the fold, I'm sure Moyes knows all about him. Will brother Michael come back to the club, or spend another season on loan, given Ferdinand getting one more year, i expect him to spend a full season out on loan, maybe at Hull City, given the United links. Anyway that's next season, let's hopefully enjoy Sunday first.
Music
Darkstar - Music from nowhere: The second album from the UK electronica/indie pop trio doesn't quite live up to the promise of their debut. It's a reasonable listen, but there aren't enough memorable moments to make want to put it on again and again.
Dutch uncles - Cadenza: I missed this when it first came out, so with them having a new album out, i decided i better give it a listen. A wise move, because i quite like this, the XTC and post punk influences are pretty obvious and whilst they have a way to go before they get anywhere near XTC, it's an enjoyable listen.
Fionn Regan - The Bunkhouse vol.1:Anchor black tattoo: This guy is a serious artist, i was late to get around to him, but each new release will be a must listen for me. Even more of an acoustic sound than his last album, it's just as good a listen.
Foals - Holy fire: I think this is the best album that they have produced so far, the math rock sound is still there at times, but there's much balls and a even a bit of a groove at times. A couple of stand out tracks don't harm matters.
Josephine - Portrait: Another album from last year that was well received that i've only just got around to listening to. For all Manchester's musical heritage, female artists haven't really figured that much, but now after Ren Hervieu it's found another gem. It veers mostly towards soul/pop, but i'd categorise her more as a singer/songwriter.
Nick Cave and the bad seeds - Push the sky away: They have dropped the loud guitars of the last album Dig Lazarus dig, but not the cracking songs that they're renowned for. It reminds me a little of Tindersticks for some reason at times, no harm there as that's another group i love. It's just you couldn't have compared Lazarus to Tindersticks.
So I'll have to wait until i see the team, but i probably wouldn't be too unhappy with a point from the afternoon. I would like to see one or two of the reserve team squad get a place on the bench, but with the under 21's final at Old trafford, it probably won't happen. I have a feeling that a few of the players that will be on their way in the summer will find their way onto the pitch on Sunday. That's not really what i want to see, but i suppose it will be that kind of day. Saying that, with a new manager to come in, maybe we haven't seen the last of Nani, Anderson, Lindegaard, hopefully they have already decided they want to move on.
No doubt transfer speculation goes into over drive on Monday morning, I'll admit i have no idea who we'll be after this summer. I really can't see the Ronaldo speculation, i can see him sticking around for at least one more season in Madrid now the ego has left. My gut feeling is that Rooney will go, Ive felt that as much as Rooney has been unhappy at United for a while, Fergie has been even more unhappy with him and was almost trying to force him out. And for all this talk of a new start under a new manager, he's not a new manager for Rooney is he. I may be wrong, maybe the paucity of suitors will persuade him to sit tight, we'll see.
I'm hoping that Powell and Januzaj start to see a little more first team action next season, let's not forget Will Keane coming back into the fold, I'm sure Moyes knows all about him. Will brother Michael come back to the club, or spend another season on loan, given Ferdinand getting one more year, i expect him to spend a full season out on loan, maybe at Hull City, given the United links. Anyway that's next season, let's hopefully enjoy Sunday first.
Music
Darkstar - Music from nowhere: The second album from the UK electronica/indie pop trio doesn't quite live up to the promise of their debut. It's a reasonable listen, but there aren't enough memorable moments to make want to put it on again and again.
Dutch uncles - Cadenza: I missed this when it first came out, so with them having a new album out, i decided i better give it a listen. A wise move, because i quite like this, the XTC and post punk influences are pretty obvious and whilst they have a way to go before they get anywhere near XTC, it's an enjoyable listen.
Fionn Regan - The Bunkhouse vol.1:Anchor black tattoo: This guy is a serious artist, i was late to get around to him, but each new release will be a must listen for me. Even more of an acoustic sound than his last album, it's just as good a listen.
Foals - Holy fire: I think this is the best album that they have produced so far, the math rock sound is still there at times, but there's much balls and a even a bit of a groove at times. A couple of stand out tracks don't harm matters.
Josephine - Portrait: Another album from last year that was well received that i've only just got around to listening to. For all Manchester's musical heritage, female artists haven't really figured that much, but now after Ren Hervieu it's found another gem. It veers mostly towards soul/pop, but i'd categorise her more as a singer/songwriter.
Nick Cave and the bad seeds - Push the sky away: They have dropped the loud guitars of the last album Dig Lazarus dig, but not the cracking songs that they're renowned for. It reminds me a little of Tindersticks for some reason at times, no harm there as that's another group i love. It's just you couldn't have compared Lazarus to Tindersticks.
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